Year 9

  

Islam

 

  What you will learn about…

 

 Muslim Beliefs:- 

Allah

Tawhid

Shirk

99 names of God

 

 Sources of Authority:-

 The Qur’an

The Prophet Mohammed

 The five pillars of Islam

  

Muslim Life:-

 Family life

Food laws

Modesty

The Mosque

  

Your Homework…

  

Task A

 Use the link below to add pictures and extra information to your brochure in the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca – Hajj

 http://re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk/re/pilgrimage

 Click on “Islam”

Browse from here.

  

Task B 

Read some of the opinions in the link below.  These are written by Muslims from around the world.

 From these make a list of reasons FOR arranged marriages and a list of reasons AGAINST arranged marriages.

 http://sysindia.com/forums/Ladies_Corner/posts/3637.html

     

Religion and The Environment

 What you will learn about…

  

Aboriginal attitudes and beliefs:-

 Dreamtime creation stories

Present day realities

 Christian attitudes and beliefs:-

 Biblical creation stories

Idea of stewardship

The Benedictine Order’s approach to the environment

  

Greenpeace

 Hindu beliefs relevant to the environment:-

Vishnu and Krishna

Reincarnation

Present day issues

 

Your Homework…

 Task A

 Use this link to find information on one issue presently being looked at by Greenpeace.  You will need to bring this information with you to your next lesson.

 

http://www.greenpeace.org/uk

  

Task B

 Use this link to find out more about pilgrimage in Vrindavan and how important this village is for Hindus everywhere.

 http://travel.indiamart.com/mathura-vrindavan

 

  Religion in a Multifaith Society

 

 

What you will learn about…

 

 What is meant by a multifaith society

 

 Advantages and disadvantages of:-

 A multifaith society

Separate religious schools

 

Laws on:-

Holy days

Religious education

Collective worship

  

Your Homework…

 Task A

  Use this links to help you plan the perfect assembly

 

www.altworship.inuk.com/

 

www.natsoc.org.uk/index_fsn.html

 

www.re.leonet.co.uk/worship.html

 

www.culham.ac.uk/cw/index_fsc.html

 

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